Pumpkin Patch

 

There are many fun activities at the patch in addition to picking pumpkins.  The children loved this fast slide.  Michael's favorite was roasting marshmallows at the bonfire.  Elizabeth loved the petting zoo.  Andrew had fun in the cornstalk maze.  The older two had a blast in the Boo Barn.  Andrew was content to eat kettlecorn and watch the pigs play instead of going in the haunted house.

 We were looking for small pumpkins in the fields.  Andrew kept dropping one when he found a cuter one.

Elizabeth was very concerned about the shape of the gourd and it's stem.  She said she wanted it to be very small so that we would have money for other things, like sushi.  We paid $1.76 for three, I'd say that was a good deal.

 

Michael said that he only wants to choose a pumpkin if I baked it into a pie.

 

My sous chef helping me to cook the pumpkins.  We have enjoyed pumpkin bread, pumpkin cheesecake, pumpkin pancakes, and of course pumpkin pie.

 

The leaves are turning sooner this year.  We enjoyed a beautiful hike with friends and admired the fall foliage.  Andrew kept stopping to collect acorns and pine cones while the older children raced along.  

 October 2nd Michael lost his first tooth.  He was so excited!  After leaving it for the tooth fairy he was thrilled to find two dollar coins in the morning.  After thinking for a few minutes Michael said that he wants to give one of his dollars to a poor family.